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14 t Sen Frum Chroniste N° wendy March 4, 1974 “Ladies i in Waiting © ‘Along Gasoline Row - By Ruthe Stein There seems to be no way to beat the current gasoline _evisis. So, many of San Francisco's socially promi- nent women ‘have decided’ they may .as well relax and enjoy it. That means, first of all, being prepared to face the long, long lines. Mrs. John Ward Mailliard Til “uses _ her very busy life}. carry ‘around with me a folding file thing that has lots of dif- ferent papers in it. There seems to be some literature » to read for every board that I'm on.’ Mrs. Maillard also de- signs party invitations while she waits and prepares 3 checklist of all the calls she’ has to make that day. ‘I think it would be marvelous if | had a phone i in my car,’ -ghe said with a, sigh. And, while she's doing’all this, Mrs. Mailiiard does iso- metrics ald yoga exercises. “I do things with my neck “and shoulder. I guess I pro- vide ‘entertainment for the ‘rest of the people in tine.” etoorganize - After several weeks of hour-long lines for gasoline, Mrs, James Hotle proctaims erselk resig read a book or do needle- point,’ she. said, admitting that sometimes it’s hard to concentrate. : She has also had to face. the problem of taking ber a three-year-old dau gh ter, Mercedes, along. ‘You have _to do something to Keep ihe children busy. Otherwise they go crazy.” The other day, Mrs. Hotle solved the problem by buying Mer- cedes ‘‘a very big ice cream cone.” Mrs. James Walker Il gels Vi Up early 80 ene can line by 7:30 a.m. and beat out the other cars. It's too dark at that hour for needle- point or reading, ‘‘so I get ‘my day organized,” she it. “Ef just” said. considers herself jucky nat ‘she has found lines where tive story, but “nothing'too heavy.” ’ “Fl take all my reading material and my letter writ- cer Pfau, olner woman. Who doeen’t like to waste . #2 time. “I might even take my " needlepoint, although It's little hard ‘to do with all bat the wait is only a half hour. ‘stopping and starting.” She takes along something. _ exciting to: read like a detec-. : their fists and honking Mrs. Pfau particularly other people are mana and old cookbooks that she . likes to read news maga a zines, to ‘find out aout fe . ge tn, has never had a chane to look at. . .. However, she cautlorid, "“t4ou have to pay attention ~ _. ot else someone will snuggle - ‘into* line.” She has found — ‘there is_ definitely’a pecking ~., order. “If anyone tries. to -hom into tine, there’ shell to pay. People statt shaking gee -horns.” - The other day, ‘etter wit” _ ing in line for a half her, .. ‘wire. Pfan got up to the © pump—and realized ‘she didn’t have the key to 0 ‘the gas tank on her Pinto station wngon. “It was mise rahe, 71 on « rn ee eee -antvn the poor Costa sas "woman who had to walt an} ; hour and 42 minutes be i -out) she found people werel delighted to let her out-so "they could move up & note, ” One way to get gasoline {s fl to make friends with your local station attendant, ard i the day may not. be tar # «away when he is as indulged od "+ “Mast of thei wanes ip “that, at the least, penle § and take the time to teatn - the attendante’ naines.- “* _ she: fives part of the time. Fi “This man, hates the world. | ‘However, some people net . “grunts | at you, -you “know » you're ‘in good... At least ‘you're going get some; Thing.” . have bought tires or batter- ies they didn’t need just te make friends with -ait dant. ae... aa RA mr _ Start’ patronizing one statiS “s : Mrs. Walker has establish " ed a somewhat personal re-# + lationship with a station at-# tendant in San Diego, where rs hates slightly. less. If he 3 | “She knows “pespie. ‘whol